FieryFurnace Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 The blacksmith hole punch is an easy tool to make and a handy tool to have. Coil spring from cars make an excellent material that is cheap, easy to get, and pretty forgiving. The hole punch is basically a long piece of tool steel (whether coil spring or whatever,) with a short taper on the end. With coil spring, I usually go with a bronze temper color on the tip. Here is a 10 minute video showing some different styles of punches and how to use a hole punch. Keep in mind that, while I'm only showing round punches, they can be round or square or any shape in-between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 hey fiery - cool video, like your hardy hole punch plate - i need that, and your great third hand move :) also, i have to say, make more videos, your voice is a PLEASURE to us english folk :) !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieryFurnace Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 hey fiery - cool video, like your hardy hole punch plate - i need that, and your great third hand move :) also, i have to say, make more videos, your voice is a PLEASURE to us english folk :) !! Well my anvil is a bit high, so I got to stand on me tippy-toes to use my third hand! :) However, for regular forge work my anvil height is perfect. :( More videos are coming. I've been getting over a cold and currently don't have much of a voice. However, when I'm back to norm, I'm hoping to shoot videos for the center-punch. slitting chisel, splitting chisel, drift, fuller, and maybe some other stuff! As far as my voice being a "pleasure" to English folk, I must confess I've no clue as to why. But I am curious so please enlighten me! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34557564 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Very good video, perfect for a beginner and I learned a thing or two as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian.pierson Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Dave, Just a guess but it would be the accent. Same as some Americans not being able to get enough British English accent. Midwest accents have been said to have the best for presenting spoken information as it is easier to understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 its just such a great accent! we love it!!! :) id listen to that for a while whatever you were talking about. :) good clear video tho - i will look out for the others FF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieryFurnace Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 LOL Ohh! I get it! That's funny considering that I'm listening to Kate Rusby songs right now. (English singer from Barnsley in Yorkshire, if my info is correct.) Thanks for the complements! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRON FIST RICH Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 the videos that you post are very informative. seeing is believing. please keep them coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbalist Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Good video Dave. Where did you get the hammer, I have one just like it. Vic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieryFurnace Posted February 22, 2012 Author Share Posted February 22, 2012 Good video Dave. Where did you get the hammer, I have one just like it. Vic. LOL! The hammer is just an old Lowes, 2.5 pound cross pien hammer. I knocked the handle out of it and put a wooden handle in it's place. I've been using it since day one, six years ago. Thanks for the complements.....more videos in a week or two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbalist Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I did the same with mine Dave! Knocked out the nasty fibreglass one and replaced it with a wooden one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I did the same with mine Dave! Knocked out the nasty fibreglass one and replaced it with a wooden one. Fiberglass and reinforced plastic handles have there place, but not when you are swinging that hammer for hours at a time. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armymedic.2 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Prob a dumb question. Why use a punch plate over the Pritchett hole? Does it keep nicer edges I'm guessing? Thanks for the video, fantastic reference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieryFurnace Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 The anvil is hard steel as well as the punch. A punch plate is soft steel. If you contact the anvil with your hole punch you will probably damage either the hole punch or the prichel hole. If you contact the punch plate with the hole punch, you might ding the plate but not the punch. The plate is sacrificial mild steel and saves your holes. I would revise the video to have a steep ground pointed end, instead of flat. The steep ground point, punches much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewayforge Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 By steep ground point, you mean like a centre punch? Or would it be more like a sheet metal awl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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